[caiman-discuss] Are some people working on GUI for caiman constructor ?

[kunal]

On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 12:10 -0800, Karen Tung wrote:
> kunal wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 23:02 -0800, Karen Tung wrote:
> >   
> >> kunal ghosh wrote:
> >>     
> >>> For my project i am designing a stand alone GUI but would like to 
> >>> incubate it to a Browser based User Interface (pretty much like the 
> >>> NimbleX online customizer ,then it would be truly a platform 
> >>> independent distro constructor).
> >>>
> >>> The following is my current roadmap:
> >>> 1.Design a wizard like GUI using Java.
> >>> 2.Provide options for adding repositories , selecting a subset of 
> >>> available repositories.
> >>> 3.Option for Media Selection (i.e final media would be a CD/DVD or/and 
> >>> USB image).
> >>> 4.Package selection.
> >>>       
> >> In my opinion, a DC user's experience can be improved in 2 areas.
> >>
> >> 1) A better interface to specify what they want in the image (ie: a 
> >> better way to create/edit
> >> the manifest)
> >> 2) Having external resources they can use to generate the image.  This 
> >>     
> > could you please elaborate on the external resources part i didnt quite
> > get it !
> >   
> What I meant by "external resources" in this case are being to
> generate the image on some other machine/system/infrastrcture  How to "use"
> that machine?  That's one design decision to make.  A web based
> GUI is one possible solution.  There could be others, of course. What 
> kind of
> machine?  Another design decision.  You suggestion to use grid engine
> is one design decision, there could also be others.
> That's why I want use say "external resources" so that can consider
> all the possibilities.
I get it now Karen , thanks !

regards,
kunal
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Karen
> > also how will i be able to use the grid engine , any ideas?(this is for
> > queueing up the manifest to generate the iso in a grid) how can i use/
> > try out the grid engine ? i have no idea about it , how it works etc.
> > will project caroline help ?
> >
> >   
>